Meaning of -ilis | Babel Free

Definitions

1. -ile; forms adjectives of relation, frequently passive, to verbs.
   declension-3, morpheme, suffix, two-termination
2. -able/-ible; forms passive adjectives meaning "prone to be/able to be" the object or target of the base verb
   declension-3, morpheme, suffix, two-termination
3. -ile; used to form adjectives, usually from nouns, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to.
   declension-3, morpheme, suffix, two-termination
4. -ing; forms adjectives meaning "acting, prone to acting, having the power to act" in a certain way
   declension-3, morpheme, suffix, two-termination
5. -ed; forms passive adjectives indicating the state resulting from an action or process
   declension-3, morpheme, suffix, two-termination
6. used to form an adjective from a noun or adjective stem, sometimes with passive meaning
   declension-3, morpheme, rare, suffix, two-termination

Examples

“sedeō (“to sit”) + -ilis → sessilis (“able to be seated upon, suited for sitting”)”

“agō (“to drive; to do, act”) + -ilis → agilis (“that may be moved”)”

“lābor (“to slip, glide”) + -ilis → lābilis (“prone to slipping, slipping”)”

“volō (“to fly”) + -ilis → volātilis (“flying, capable of flight, winged; swift; fleeting”)”

“agō (“to drive; to do, act”) + -ilis → agilis (“that may move easily; nimble”)”

“suō (“to sew”) + -ilis → sūtilis (“sewed, bound or fastened together”)”

“sculpō (“to sculpt”) + -ilis → sculptilis (“made by sculpting, sculpted”)”

“fodiō (“to dig”) + -ilis → fossilis (“dug up, dug out”)”

“humus (“ground, earth”) + -ilis → humilis (“lowly, humble”)”

“pār, par- (“even, equal”) + -ilis → parilis (“equal, like”)”

“herba (“grass”) + -ilis → herbilis (“fed on grass”)”

“aedis (“building”) + -ilis → aedīlis (“of buildings”) (attested as substantive)”

“hostis (“enemy”) + -ilis → hostīlis (“of the enemy, unfriendly, hostile”)”

“puer (“boy”) + -ilis → puerīlis (“of boys, boyish, immature”)”

“erus (“master”) + -ilis → erīlis (“of the master”)”

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